Why didn't God answer my prayer? "Prayer is not checking off answers on a wish list," writes Helen Grace Lescheid. "When we focus on 'give me answers' we become manipulative in our praying. We act as though God exists to serve us. But prayer is primarily growing a love relationship with God."In this compelling book on prayer, Lescheid discusses the following: -What is God like? -How does He answer prayer? -Does prayer change God or change me? -What role does faith play? -Is prayer ever wasted? -What is the chief purpose of prayer? As we get to know God, we learn to trust Him. Instead of praying "give me specific answers" we learn to pray "your will be done." In connecting with the universal purposes of God, we reach answers bigger and better than we imagined. Helen Grace Lescheid is the author of five books and hundreds of magazine articles published internationally in magazines such as Reader's Digest, Guideposts, and Lydia (Germany). Her stories have also been published in forty books either in English or in German. She is a regular contributor to Daily Guideposts and TruthMedia. See www.helenlescheid.com.
What is keeping you from becoming the person you want to be? Do you blame it on a mountain in your path? Circumstances that seem to block you at every turn? This book holds a collection of stories about people who ve struggled and overcome their mountains: life s distressing inequities, trials, and disappointments. They are ordinary people of different ages who ve confessed to weaknesses and failures. They get discouraged; at times they succumb to temptation and make wrong choices. But through it all, they ve come to know the One who raises up the weak and puts their feet on solid rock. They have learned to turn obstacles into opportunities of growth, difficulties into daring faith, and challenges into creative caring. Their insights will inspire you to conquer your mountains and become more than you have been. Helen Grace Lescheid, of Abbotsford, British Columbia, is the author of two books, Lead Kindly Light and Treasures of Darkness. She has contributed to twenty-five books and published numerous articles in magazines such as Reader s Digest, Guideposts, Decision, Lydia (Germany), The Christian Woman (Australia) and many others. A mother of five grown children and grandmother of four, she is a retired nurse and a motivational speaker. What is keeping you from becoming the person you want to be? Do you blame it on a mountain in your path? Circumstances that seem to block you at every turn?
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